Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-03-06
Prom Mondays Daily.
RALMAGUNDI.

1 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
S. W. Cross. Of Tuscarorl, returned
Saturday evening from San Francisco
J. ID. Abel laid c. Z. Mayer came in
his Afternoon by private COVE, ance
from Fort Hail.ck.
Departed 10y stag, for Tuscarors this
morning, Mrs. Cur.y, John II. Barrett
anil james McAL,han.
j. VI. Barrett arrived last evening
from Battle Mountain and left Is ,hio
mornings stage for Tuscuruia.
Commodore William T. Trux,on, u.
S. N, retired, died suddenly at his
home in Washington City last Friday.
OF the nine applicants for teachers
certificates who were examined last
week seven were successful IA Obtaining
certificates.
Thr President has writt,n n note to
Senators Sherman aud Hurri-, stating
that he secs no necessity for u special
s~esSion Of the Senate.
We regret to earn that Mr. T.. Pcnrod
Is confined TO his room, snfrriiug with
severe puius ia Liz head. which render
his condition n very distressing one.
Col. j. l.. Moore returned by S.tr
day evenings tain from an extended
visit tn San Francisco, and left last
evening for his home in Ruby Valley.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lemon (Aunt Bc,ty)
SLo returned III Dec, rnbcr from n two
years residrnS,r in Idaho, came down
from Haileck yesterday moIuims and
will spend some time visiting friends
aud relatives herr.
Farmer ShoecTnft came down from
Tuscarora yesterday by private convey
Rnce. lie says that for a time yester.
day the reflection Of the powerful rays
81 the sun FROM tho snow made il NO
warm that he suffered with heat.
I'VE publish no vulgar advertise
mcnts." says tn Evening Report: bu;
II amy pai~r in TIA. State ever puJll ,l.us
anything Which approaches urarcr 10
low VuiSarr'y than the rrpori's item
headed "A Bcammy Invite" We have
failed To see it.
-Four years ngo when Mr.. A. G. Daw-
ley spent the Winter in Los Angeles, L..
was offered fifteen acrcs II lunl near
that city for SlO1 nu acre, but tLirLim.
the price rather too high lie did not
purchase. 4 few days sImcr tho sa.uc
property sold 10: -. 900 na acre.
The President has approved the Act
to indemnify certain subjects Of the
Chinese Empire Tor loss sustained hy
the VSdlrucc Of the mob At Rock
Springs. Wyoming Territory. in Sep
t"mhrr, 1885,. HuI tie act, in regard 10
public nUilling> at Denver. Colorado.
Huntsville, Alabama. Houston, Texas,
and Norfolk, Virginia.
Reno Stockmon:-It is stated That
Senator Stanford hns Lrcomp a convent
To- ~SpIrItEnlHw. aud llAt the cudSwmrut
OF the university lie Is to establish was
the result Of supernatural visitation
Of his Il, ceased s-1H. The next move
will De to declare the Senator insane at
the time lac executed the deed Of trust.
Can contractors to 10 county printing
bc compelled % furnish Justices Of ih.r
Peace throughout the county with blank
scalp certificates; W. cont'ndth ntthc
county is under us mitch uhlig tiun to
furnish Justices with nuy blanks which
they Use as scalp certificates. for the
Tees q Justices III such cases are in 40
wiso connected with c!uims ngnin,t the
county. but ara purely an individual AZ
fair.
Mr.. Ant"nc BiIcl. was has been a
res dent Of Elko for the past eighteen
years. has sold ont his business here
with the purpose ot locating in Califnr.
mia. probably nj Los Angeles. and will
leave AK soon as he can ct lis hu,in css
settled. Tlsrsans friends Of Mr.. BiIci
will regret his departure. ns luc has
proved himself q good citizen in every
scnec 81 the word. We wish him sue.
CESS wherever his lot may be cast.
The San Fraacioco Examiner is rap.
idly assuming the leadership in Pa
cihc Coast journalism. aud lids lair 20
distance all competitors. The recent
str'ke at journaiistic policy in Secsring
the exclusive control Of the Bonnet.
MNckny cattle dispatches on this coast
is II gigantic enterprise which nsIouishes
It's contemporaries, and sccures n pablo
interest in the Examiner which IL ~.
tended (" no other paper Published in
Snn Francisco.
Piociie RcoHd:-A gentleman in this
Office has received n valentine. II is Of
good scrviccnblc muslin aud when re-.
ccIvcd il was folded ~3.corncr.wisc and
had a beautiful botom pin attached 10
It. M one end Of The pin there was a
"pring attachment. This very likely
was 20 make the pin stick tight AMI not
get spilled oG. The valentine was about
the size Of q ladies handkerchief. with
ont cologne on IL. and bore tho follow
ing legend: "Whnt is halIe wiitout 4